Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Nogarden is without its weeds.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.